Fred Hacker's Israel

Fred said they'd taken part in a tour of this small, 300 by 50 km, country full of an incredibly diverse and productive people - world leader in computers and pharmaceuticals especially.  The 6 million citizens are surrounded by 40 million people who hate them and they have the West Bank actually within their borders full of more people who would rather Israel did not exist.  Obviously, security is a major issue.

Israel is the birthplace of many religions, not just Islam and Christianity.  They have Druze communities and the Ba'hai headquarters among others.  Jews themselves come in a wide variety including those from Ethiopia, from Russia, from South America and many gradations of belief.

Fred and Barb were the only Christians on this tour and saw, as a result, many centres of interest to their Jewish fellow travellers that might not have been included on a tour for Christians only.  Fred then presented a slide travelogue that presented a good overview of what the country looks like and the heritage it represents.